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Revolution and Rotation
Moon
Eclipses
Vocabulary
Phases
100
How many degrees is earth tilted on it's axis?
23.5
100
How is the moon visible from the earth?
The sun's rays reflect off the moon's surface.
100
What is the order of the earth moon and sun during a lunar eclipse?
Sun,earth,moon
100
What is sunlight that shines equally on both Norhtern and Southern Hemisphere
Equinox
100
What phase is it when the moon is completely lit up?
Full Moon
200
How long does it take for earth to make one full rotation on it's axis?
24 hours
200
The moon is earths natural _________
Satellite
200
What is the order of the earth moon and sun in a solar eclipse?
Sun,moon,earth
200
What is the area of sunlight at a maximum in one hemisphere and a minimum in another hemisphere. The
Solstice
200
What is happening when the sun's light is showing on the right half side of the moon?
First quarter
300
How long does it take for earth to complete one revolution
365 1/4 days
300
What does the moon do to the ocean?
It creates tides
300
What is an event during which one object in space casts a shadow onto another?
Eclipse
300
What is a force that pulls other objects towards it?
Gravity
300
In which week does the sun light on the moon start to shrinkage?
4th week
400
At what month is the earth closest to the sun?
January
400
How many phases of the moon are there?
Eight phases
400
What phase of the moon is seen from earth during a lunar eclipse?
Full moon
400
What is the characterized pattern of temperature and other weather trends?
Season
400
What does the moon do during a solar eclipse
It casts a shadow on the earth
500
Does the Earth rotate clockwise or counterclockwise?
Counterclockwise
500
How far is the moon away from earth? (In miles)
238,000 miles
500
During a solar eclipse what phase of the moon is seen from earth?
New moon
500
What is the darkest part of a shadow?
Umbra
500
What is happening if the moon is orange or red?
A total lunar eclipse